Deadline for Moose Applications is July 1

WATERBURY, VT  The deadline to send in a Vermont moose hunting lottery application is July 1 this year, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

The applications were mistakenly printed with May 1 indicated as a deadline, said Fish & Wildlife Commissioner Wayne Laroche. Last year we increased the amount of time hunters had to apply, and we want to make sure there is plenty of time this year for everyone who wants to enter the lottery.

Wildlife biologists are prescribing that 1,045 moose hunting permits be issued for the October 2005 hunting season, an increase of 195 permits over the number authorized in 2004.

Biologists estimate the moose population at about 4,700 statewide.

The statewide moose hunting season would be October 15-20, with an antlerless moose season in Wildlife Management Units D2 and E to be held October 22-27.
       
Lottery applications for Vermont moose hunting permits are available at license agents throughout the state and from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-0501. Call them at 802-241-3700 or contact them by email (fwinformation@anr.state.vt.us ), or download a copy of the application from www.vtfishandwildlife.com . Permits are issued by lottery to residents and nonresidents.

Lottery applications are $10 for residents and $25 for nonresidents. Winners of the permit lottery will purchase resident permits for $100 and nonresident permits for $350.    

Hunters will also have the opportunity to bid on one of five permits being auctioned off to the highest bidders.

Hunters took 539 moose in Vermonts 2004 hunting season with a statewide average success rate of 65 percent. If the Fish and Wildlife Board approves the proposed number of permits, hunters are expected to take about 670 moose this year.

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For Further Information please contact: John Hall at 802-241-3700 or email to john.hall@anr.state.vt.us